Shrine · Minato (Chuo) / Hatchobori
Teppozu Inari Shrine 鐵砲洲稲荷神社
An old harbour-district shrine near Hatchobori with its own fujizuka, a miniature Mount Fuji of lava rock you can climb during the July Fuji-opening festival.
About
Founded, according to tradition, in 841 and moved to the waterfront of Edo's Teppozu harbour, this shrine protected sailors and the rice ships that docked here. Its hidden treasure is the Teppozu Fujizuka, a mini Mount Fuji built from black lava rocks for those who could not make the pilgrimage to the real mountain; it is climbable only during the annual yama-biraki in early summer. The rest of the year you see the rock mound beside the main hall, the guardian foxes and the elegant ferro-concrete 1930s honden. Locals in Minato and Shintomi come for festivals; visitors almost never find it.
Highlights
- Edo-era fujizuka (miniature Mount Fuji) beside the hall
- Fuji yama-biraki festival when you may climb it
- Old guardian of Edo's Teppozu harbour and rice ships
- Calm grounds between Hatchobori and Tsukiji
- Seasonal goshuin stamps popular with collectors
Tips
- Check the date of the summer Fuji-opening (usually early July) to climb the fujizuka
- Combine with St. Luke's Garden riverside and Tsukiji Outer Market
- Morning visits are the quietest
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